La Relève — the game where you live a footballer's career

A narrative career simulator, free and playable straight in your browser. You start at 16 in a small club. Every season brings its event, its choices, its transfer offers — and every decision leaves a mark. From prospect to legend… or not.

How it plays

1. The interview. A journalist sits you down before your first season: where you come from, how you live, who makes the calls with you. Your answers shape your player.
2. The seasons. Every year, one event to decide — family, dressing room, money, injuries, media. Some choices come back to haunt you years later.
3. The transfer window. Detailed offers: promised role, projected minutes, competition for your position, club ambition. Read between the lines before you sign.
4. The legend. At retirement: your career score, your badges, a card to share, the verdict of your duel with your generation rival — then the choice to hand over.
5. The next generation. When your career ends, another carries it on: your child, who bears your name, or the kid you trained. Your home club calls them, yesterday's rival has a successor, and the story compares the generations.

What makes La Relève different

• Handing over — the promise in the title: at the end, your child or your protégé takes up the career, with your name, your club, your bench… and your debts. Generation after generation, the lineage is judged.
• The cause panel — you always know why you're barely playing, why you're improving, why an offer landed. No luck you can't explain.
• The generation rival — same country, same position, same age: they grow alongside you, and your careers are compared at the end.
• Choices with long consequences — paying the fake agent at 16, undermining the kid pushing for your spot… the game remembers.
• Newspaper front pages — every season opens on its press headline, written from your exploits (or your struggles).
• Daily challenge and duels — same setup, same seed for everyone: only the choices differ. Challenge your friends with a single link.
• Legacies — your past careers hand down double-edged perks to the next ones.

Free, genuinely

No account, no download, no ads. Your games are saved locally in your browser, the game installs like an app (PWA) and works offline. Available in English and French.

Frequently asked questions

What is La Relève?

A single-player football career game built around storytelling: you play the footballer, not the manager. A full career takes one to two hours.

Is it really free?

Yes. No purchase, no ads, no account. The game runs entirely in your browser.

Is my progress saved?

Automatically, locally on your device. You can also export your save to a file and import it on another device.

Can I play against my friends?

Yes: finish a career and send your duel link. Your friend plays exactly the same setup with the same dice — only their choices make the difference.

What happens after retirement?

You can hand over. The child bears your name and starts with your reputation; the protégé — if you took a coaching path — finds you on the bench of your home club. The calendar moves on, yesterday's rival has a successor, and dedicated events read the link. Each generation is judged against the last.